A bid to keep to my 2010 new year's resolutions...

And NEWS NEWS NEWS!!! Last Sunday..i went with Ali to Jihan's workplace to get a job and guess what? We got it on the spot!! I dunno abt their policy of rejection but naah..we are starting work TODAY! But both of us got the opposing poles of the shift. Him from 11-4 and me from 4 to 11...Haizz..but yeah..lets start my income rolling in!

This was what we did after we got our job..we went round Singapore Poly on our bikes! Hahaha..just going round and round and after that..we went to Johor to top up fuel.. My gosh! Its cheaper by abit more than 50%!! And i always tot it as LECEH to go JB..but naah..now..its goin to be a weekly affair! These are a few pics..

1. Jihan on my Red Donkey!! Everytime i see other people on my bike..it makes selling it off harder!


2. Ali's first ride on Jihan's chopper..he just passed his riding license a few weeks ago..


3. And yeah! ME..i never took a photo of me on my bike before except one that Fyque snapped..Fyque!! Can u send it to me?



Look Ma..NO HANDS!! And im standing! Hehehe..kidz..dun try this at home..try it at the carpark!!<

We went to help out at Latif's sizta'z wedding last Saturday..boy was it tiring. It gave us a new definition to wiping plates and bowls!! Ard 3000 guests were invited..this is feedback from Latif lar.. and we started werk at 1230hr..guess what time did we finish? 2000hrs!! Hahahaha...7 hours of non-stop action. But hey..we enjoyed it. However tired and exhausted we became..fun is ever present with the wall grafittis using veggies from the slipshod washing by the dishwasher clan..the point system we implemented from the banglas and also the makcik who was constantly bugging us for the kueh-plates!! These are some sample pics..

1.Tired and Lifeless


2.Hard at work..


3.Tired grin on the face...


4.At last..at near 1900hr..the first signs of activity slowing down..


Aniwae..congrats Kak! But uwek..i tot u promised to marry me...AAALAAAH!! Hahaha..and looking forward for soccer Latif!

I got this from the movie Coach Carter..Its abt fears and fears exist in all of us. Just something i reflected from the seminar..in my own words.

"That life is expensive..from the food we eat, the buses we take and the water we drink. However, death ends it all for some. Death is cheap but grievious. So in life..sacrifice..sacrifice ur fears, ego, skepticism and never negotiate with life. It just seems to get tougher as u go further ain't it but tats because ur climbing that mountain of obstacles. Occasionally, u go 'DOWNHILL' (accounter failures)..but climb up again and soon..U'll reach the acme of ur dreams. NEVER..NEVER EVER, EVER GIVE UP!"

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR??
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
As we let our own Light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

I sincerely hope that all u read this learn something from it..from God..not me. Im merely a tool..HIS servant.

Hiyee!

Just came back from KL late last nite from one of the most INCREDIBLE biz seminars i have ever attended in my life! Being held in Malaysia..imagine the amount of advantage we had in terms of currency! Whoo..BIG BARGAIN man.

Anyway..in the seminar..we learnt a GREAT DEAL from this man..Mr Mike Wilson who used to be a world class tennis player at the yon age of 20...after that, a well reknowned tennis coach..vice-president of some banking company adn so on. What enthralled me most was his simplicity in thoughts and also the philosophical nature of a man who had seen and been through a lot in life.

Anyway, i used to be really skeptical joining this company when my fren first approached me but i had trust in his honest character to give hiim my benefit of doubt. Now..im just beginning a journey of self discovery in life. Even Robert T. Kiyosaki, the world's reknowned Financial Guru and the mind behind the book Rich Dad, poor Dad..as well as Cashflow Quadrant had recommended this biz to people who really want to make a change in their life and make a jump from the left side of the quadrant to the right side.

It has so far been really wonderful and i have NEVER regretted joining this biz ever since. I used to think all they did was propaganda but i soon realized that it was just my perception.. a negative perception of a man wanting to taste success but fear failure. A self defense mechanism that keeps a man trapped within the box of convention..and most importantly..TRAPPED in other PEOPLE's MENU OF LIFE! Imagine..u had to choose what u had to do from the menu of life offered to you by other people just to get what you want??!

I also reflected that yaah..to have a change in life was not to have a change in how you live..or how yoy wanna live your life..ur beleives.. BUT a change in perception. The PERCEPTION of failures and ho others think about you. Often..people care SOO VERY MUCH of how others think about them that they didnt realise..how often do people think about you??! Unless they cared but how many times a day will they think of you?? Most often than not..they think about themselves..and yes! How people think of them, how they look, what they are feeling and rationalizing things they do. Hahaha..its funny how we always think we are not narcissistic but actually we are..just to what degree we are! Fyque and Lina..dun smmmirk!!

And i discovered too..live is not about how to be rich..how to get what you want. Its all..really..ALL about your 'Nawaitu'..the Niat..or intentions. The more sincere and pure your intentions are..the more successful you will be in your attempts to live your life..even if you fail in ur attempt in life..you'll go to Heaven ryt? What is important is not ones mind and intentions..BUT his actions WITH intentions. Take ACTION.

I really hope to help with the ways i know. But you've got to help by listening with an open mind first. and when you see with an open mind..WE'LL go thru the journey of a life time. A journey full of positivity!

May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...

This week has really been great for self-rediscovery...

I chanced upon this Cable magazine under my living room table and it was abt this movie..

But the essence of the article was regarding the dedication, passion and also depth of character. In my life, there are a few people who i admire their beliefs n character for. I never believed in revering people cos its one trait i dun admire.. I believe that only God has the greatness for us to revere and worship.. God made men and all there is around us..it all goes back to Him alone and although reverance and worship is devoted only to God..i do credit respect and admiration for certain people for the strength and depth of character, faith as well as sincerity and purity.

One trait is mastery of the mouth.. the words that come out from your mouth somewhat either comes from the mind or heart.. so it reflects. Its sometimes better not to talk den to say something worthless.. cos it makes u look worthless. Never lie cos often, u need to make up more lies to cover it up. Say things u mean.. say things that r worthwhile.. learn not to give promises but learn this habit.. THAT UR WORDS ALONE HOLD WORTH..IT BY ITSELF IS A PROMISE. Cultivate that habit.. n also d habit of responsibility.

Words heal or hurts. Even though u can apologize..hurtful words spoken are are like knives that stab. Once they stab..even if u pull it out and dress the wound.. the scars will still be visible for some time. If nice words are spoken.. it will be like a breeze that soothes one..or it could be a memory etched in the life of one till the end. Often, a word of compliment or praise, stays in one's memory. Remember who told u that u were the 'smartest kid alive'? Or who told u that you were d kindest prson he or she ever met? All these, u dun forget easily.. Take responsibility of the words u speak even before it is spoken..it WILL affect the life of the one u words are directed towards. U might not care.. where is ur conscience then?

So i remind myself and all that reads this.. words reflect on u. Jgnlah skali skaler membuihkan sembarangan kata kata yang telah kamu ucapkan. (Do not anyhow splatter around words.) InsyAllah (God willing).. will God grace us if we are sincere and take knowledge and wisdom of the simple things in life we often overlook. People often avoid the big sins..only to keep commiting minor ones and it all accumulates to darken the heart.

Take note of the small simple things..that way, big things seems achievable.

Hmm....

I was thinking... Why?

I nearly forgot wad i have been here for.. Till i saw in others wad i felt in me, to noe that it is possible.. That it is real.

I nearly forgot the feeling of me being strong.. That wonders were just a footstep from achievement.. That i could be for real.

Now.. after i saw in the eyes of another.. the strength and composure. I see the path laid before me..although i could see light..not that far.

I noe i have to walk further and venture out..alone it seems but yet it is. This journey i embark is not without fears of being lost.. being scared and disappointed..

But in me i now noe.. ONE exists to guide me thru. I saw it in the eyes of another and now i shines in my heart.

The way of life.. MY way of life..

Fear is still der but Faith is stronger.

Darkness still looms but light is ever present.

And HOPE still carries me thru..

May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...

Hiyee!!

Me just came back frm Mesyah an hour ago.. Had great fun travelling wif a family in a convoy consisting of 21pax strong! Wherever we go..we bring wif us incredible decible devastation but great profit to those who serve us well...(the shops we go and the places we eat larr..)

Our journey started from Kranji where we were supposed to meet up at 0930hrss..(familiar Lawakians??) Hahaha..turned out..my family was first to arrive at 0920hrs..haiz.. n Busu was last. When we called her at ard 9040hr..she was still at Tampines??!! Hahaha..once u have kidz..this r the type of things to happen..

We left off at ard 1100hrs.. taking the yellow bus thru the causeway, going thru immigration to Larkin. We took a bus..'Cepat Express' or 'Quick Express' in english but that was the irony!! The bus left at ard near 1400hrs but only reached Kuantan at 2200hrs??! Wif 2 crazzie drivers at the helm, honking away at chickens and chics as well as taunting slow drivers and weaving thru traffic at more than 100kmph...it was a near nightmare! It was NOT a direct service as it claimed to be..it stopped at many places along the way and at one point where we stopped..my cuzzins and i got so bored that we joined in wif 2 kids to play sepaktakraw!! First signs of fun..

We arrived at Duta Village Resort at 2200hr plus and settled down at the beach resort.. went to eat at Pak Su's Seafood Rstn but then had to jettison the plan and deposit cos Busu wasnt comfortable wif the idea of a Halal rstn serving beer.. ironic? But somehow Kak Tipah and jihan got the deposit back thru some ways... Its a miscommunication tat served its purpose well!

Ate at another rstn down the rd and had a feast..tats wen ppl were introduced to my Bandung Panas..(Hot Bandung drink) which adek Samir found very much to his liking!!! Hahaha..and we were also introduced to dishes like 'Kerabu Hed Khauu'..(Its a veggie dish) which became a phrase much used during our trip! Sea Coconut juice and carrot-milk juice were also discoveries much to our delight.

The highlight at the beach resort anyway was still the guys..(us..) playing unlimited Pool at a coin operated Pool table from 1am till near 5am! We took turns amongst the 5 guys (Angah, Ali, Samir, Jihan and me..)..How?? An old trick..by stuffing the holes with my pouch, Adek's shirt, Jihan's bean hat and lots of serviette (or simply, tissue lar..) The security actually came down and checked us out..perhaps curious as to y we play for so long without ever hearing noise?? (U noe the kling-klang noise when the ball enters the hole..) But every time he comes..we manage to hide the evidence well and at the same tym..our skills seem to drop drastically! Hahaha...



May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...

HEY!!

Im goin off to Kuantan now wif my family...InsyaAllah i will be back on the 13th of June 2005 by evening..Just in time for OPS KHALAWAT II!! Heheh.. CIAO (chin chao) and take care!

Anyone who got job opportunity pls contact me..

Anyone who wans to noe of a income creating opportunity also contact me..

AUUWAH!


May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...

Shit man..me down with my usual package of yearly illness. First comes the runny nose..den sore throat will thick yellowish-green phlegm and den fever. Haiz..now me putting myself thru intensive recover program..by experience..in 2 days i shld be oryt..

Aniwae Kak Tipah got engaged yesterday to a guy named Syah..i only got to meet him yesterday..a fellow scarmbler rid but he rides an XR4 lar while me..my midget srambler!! Hehee...aniwae..it was the first big day for my cuz to be officially engaged to tis guy. And the thing is..somehow this guys family is somehow connected to my father's side of the family..small world. (Aniwae..dis cuzzin of myn is related to mum's side..) I think the malay society in Singapore is significantly small and somehow..there'll always be some connections somehow!

Aniwae..regarding engagemet in the Malay-Muslim culture..(based on my ankle deep knowledge..mine jelly-drive not as powerful as WLY!!)..it is not nice in our culture to go out secretly with another person of an opposite sex. Parents should always be kept aware of the situation and hence, the engagement policy. Its a practice where the guy's family will come over to the gals house to officially seek permission from the gal's side of the family for tat guy to hook up with d gal. The engagement period usually last max a year. The guy's family will come bearing a few gifts..(plus money!!) and a ring to signify the engagement. The guy's mother will place the ring on the chosen gal's finger once the gal's side of the family agree to the engagement.

In d old days..the guy may only know the gal by sight and hence an engagement allows for the guy to get to know the gal more and not commit to marriage first..just in case.. Since this does not yet signify marriage, by ryt.. dey still should not go out alone with each other alone. I noe this rarely works in our society today due to our open culture of the new era. But being in a Malay-Muslim society..religion and tradition is important for one..to uphold the sanctity of our way of life. **Hint to akak..AhemZZ!!** Aniwae, im happy tat my cuzzin took tis step..Heheh..and dese a a few fotoes i took from my k700i during the prep..

1. My cuzzin getting preped up..assisted by my sis..OOOh..with the tiara and all!! Hahaha.. first step to the BIG DAY mah..




2. My aunt helping out with the preping up..




3. Hahaha!! Checking out how she looked lyk from the camera's point of view..dah lar Kak Tipah..dah cukup jambooo tu!




4. The GALz..jang-jueners!! (This word is a family joke amongst the cuzzinz..)




Aniwae..congrats to Kak Tipah!!

The family of birds that builds their nests in front of my flats's window...dunno how many of them were born here already these years!!! At this moment there are 2 chicks in it...and to think my flat in on the 14th floor!!! All the way up huh??

This is early in the morning!! The Playstation was practically ON 24 hours!!!

The 2 racers all preped up for our races!! Fully suited with hemets too!!

Me and Yeazid were stuck to this game the entir week...NEED FOR SPEED 2 on the playstation tat Faiz brought to camp..

Hai!!! Today...i officially reached my ORD date! I am a free man lar sial!! Hahaha...received my pink IC after chasing people for signatures to signify a clearance that i don't owe them or SAF anything already! Clean bill of health to ORD..

CO, LTC Ng asked me just now when he was signing my clearance..."What comments to i have about my experience in 4SIR?"..my reply was quick cos i had this in my brain all the time..not many ppl noe tis except maybe my OCS mates.. I love 'cheong suah'! For those who dunno wat this means...Cheong Suah is the terminology used to define running in the jungle with camouflage painted on the faces and hands, fire-fighting with rifles and other gadgets and doing realistic battle drills (might not be tat realistic larr!). I love it..makes my NS time fruitful to be in the green uniform but yeah...as CO said..my batch..the 5 koteks may have come to the battalion at a bad time...NDP!?! Which turned us into admin freaks..liasing with people here and there, tons of paperwork that even the logistics side find it hard to keep up with our need for paper and printer cartridges!

But i will miss the clerks and colleagues i worked with..especially SICUS office and Charlie Coy..will miss my HQ guys. Sorry i couldnt Cheong with u all..u noe lar OC always arrow me do stupid n boring things especially sitting in the rover!! I honestly have the best and most able 84mm gunners in the entire battalion! Full strength and we can go on walking for Kilometers till the PC have to take over!! Haha..but nevermind..i strong! Naah..u guys are good and fun. Cant forget our times talking cock too! Take care..will thnk n pray for u guys always..


Aniwae..Naj...i really wanted to sms u regarding tis really beautiful full moon when i was in Mulu, Sarawak..but...